US20230360838A1 - Circuit component and semiconductor device - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a circuit component and a semiconductor device.
- circuit components are incorporated in various electronic devices such as industrial equipment, home appliances, information terminals, and automotive equipment.
- Examples of such circuit components include magnetic components such as inductors and transformers.
- An example of a conventional inductor component is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
- the inductor component disclosed in Patent Document 1 has insulating layers and conductor patterns. The insulating layers and the conductor patterns are alternately stacked. The conductor patterns have a spiral shape, for example, and a magnetic field is generated when a current flows through the conductor patterns.
- the circuit components are required to have improved characteristics.
- the inductance value needs to be improved.
- Some magnetic components use a rod-shaped or annular magnetic core (iron core) to improve the inductance value.
- iron core rod-shaped or annular magnetic core
- core loss iron loss
- an object of the present disclosure is to provide a circuit component capable of reducing iron loss while improving the inductance value. Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a semiconductor device incorporating such a circuit component.
- a circuit component provided according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: a resin composite body including a resin material containing a plurality of magnetic particles; and a conductor formed on a surface of the resin composite body, and is characterized in that the plurality of magnetic particles are dispersed in the resin material.
- a semiconductor device which is provided according to a second aspect of the present disclosure, includes a circuit component provided according to the first aspect and a transistor electrically connected to the circuit component.
- the circuit component according to the present disclosure achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss.
- the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure can improve the performance, because it incorporates a circuit component that achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a circuit component according to a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the circuit component according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of FIG. 3 , schematically illustrating the resin composite body 2 ;
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a front view of a semiconductor device including the circuit component according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 12 is a plan view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment
- FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a circuit component according to a second embodiment
- FIG. 17 is a plan view of a circuit component according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken along line XVIII-XVIII in FIG. 17 .
- a circuit component A 1 according to a first embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 .
- the circuit component A 1 includes a support substrate, a resin composite body 2 and a conductor 3 .
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the circuit component A 1 .
- the resin composite body 2 is shown by imaginary lines (two-dot chain lines).
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the circuit component A 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of FIG. 3 , schematically illustrating the resin composite body 2 .
- the z direction is the thickness direction of the circuit component A 1 .
- the x direction is the horizontal direction in a plan view (see FIG. 2 ) of the circuit component A 1 .
- the y direction is the vertical direction in a plan view (see FIG. 2 ) of the circuit component A 1 .
- plane view means a view seen in the z direction.
- the circuit component A 1 is a magnetic component that produces inductance from the current flowing in the conductor 3 .
- the present embodiment describes an example in which the circuit component A 1 is an inductor.
- the size of the circuit component A 1 may vary. In one example, each of the dimension in the x direction and the dimension in the y direction is about 1 to 10 mm.
- the support substrate 1 supports the resin composite body 2 and the conductor 3 .
- the support substrate 1 is rectangular in plan view, for example.
- the support substrate 1 is an insulating substrate, such as a silicon substrate, a glass epoxy substrate, a resin substrate, or a ceramic substrate.
- the resin composite body 2 is made of a resin material 20 containing a plurality of magnetic particles 21 .
- the volume content of the magnetic particles 21 in the resin composite body 2 is not less than 60% and not more than 90%, for example.
- the relative magnetic permeability of the resin composite body 2 i.e., the magnetic permeability of the composite of the resin material 20 and the magnetic particles 21 is 10 or greater, for example.
- the relative magnetic permeability of the resin composite body 2 is not limited to 10 or greater. However, the relative magnetic permeability of 10 or greater is preferable for making the circuit component A 1 have an inductance suitable for practical use.
- the resin composite body 2 is rectangular in plan view.
- the resin material 20 is, for example, a thermosetting resin, such as epoxy resin or phenolic resin.
- the resin composite body 2 is formed on the support substrate 1 .
- the plurality of magnetic particles 21 include a plurality of first particles 22 and a plurality of second particles 23 .
- the plurality of first particles 22 are dispersed in the resin material 20 . That is, the plurality of first particles 22 are present in the resin material 20 while being spaced apart from each other.
- the plurality of first particles 22 each include a first core 221 and an insulating coating film 222 .
- the separation distance of any two of the first particles 22 is larger than the diameter of each first particle 22 (or first core 221 ), but the present disclosure is not limited to this.
- any two first particles 22 may only be required to be present in the resin material 20 such that their insulating coating films 222 do not come into contact with each other. In that case, the separation distance between the two first particles 22 may be smaller than the diameter (or radius) of each of these first particles 22 (or the first cores 221 ).
- the first cores 221 are made of metallic magnetic powder.
- materials containing a metallic element that exhibits ferromagnetism by itself are preferably used, examples of which include materials containing one or more elements selected from Fe, Co and Ni (i.e., containing Fe or Co or Ni, or their alloys or compounds).
- the insulating coating films 222 cover the entire surfaces of the first cores 221 , respectively.
- the material of the insulating coating films 222 is the oxide of the first cores 221 , for example.
- the material of the insulating coating films 222 may not be the oxide of the first cores 221 but may be silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or an insulating resin, for example.
- each first particle 22 is insulating.
- the particle size of the first cores 221 is, for example, about several hundred nanometers to several tens of micrometers, and the film thickness of the insulating coating films 222 is, for example, about several nanometers to several tens of nanometers.
- Each first particle 22 may be made insulating by the entire particle being made of an oxide-based magnetic material such as ferrite, rather than by the entire surface of the first core 221 being covered with the insulating coating film 222 .
- Each of the second particles 23 is in contact with the conductor 3 within the resin material 20 .
- the plurality of second particles 23 each include a second core 231 .
- the second cores 231 are made of metallic magnetic powder.
- This metallic magnetic powder is the same as the metallic magnetic powder of the first cores 221 . That is, as the metallic magnetic powder of the second cores 231 , materials containing a metallic element that exhibits ferromagnetism by itself are preferably used, examples of which include materials containing one or more elements selected from Fe, Co, and Ni.
- the particle size of the second cores 231 is the same as that of the first cores 221 .
- the plurality of second particles 23 may have insulating coating films 232 formed so as to expose at least portions of the surfaces of the second cores 231 .
- the material of the insulating coating films 232 is the oxide of the second cores 231 , for example.
- the material of the insulating coating films 222 and the material of the insulating coating films 232 are the same.
- the material of the insulating coating films 232 may not be the oxide of the second cores 231 but may be silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or an insulating resin, for example.
- Such second particles 23 that have insulating coating films 232 are in contact with the conductor 3 at their portions exposed from the insulating coating films 232 .
- the film thickness of the insulating coating films 232 is the same as that of the insulating coating films 222 .
- the conductor 3 serves as the functional center of the circuit component A 1 .
- the conductor 3 forms the inductor portion.
- the conductor 3 is wound into a toroidal shape. As shown in FIG. 2 , the conductor 3 is annular in plan view.
- the material of the conductor 3 may be any electrically conductive material, but is preferably Cu or a Cu alloy in view of the wiring resistance and the forming method (i.e., at least a portion being formed by plating).
- the conductor 3 includes a first conductor layer 31 , a second conductor layer 32 , a conducting portion 33 , connecting portions 34 , and a pair of terminals 35 .
- the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 face each other, with the resin composite body 2 interposed therebetween.
- the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 are disposed on opposite surfaces of the resin composite body 2 in the z direction.
- the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 are plating layers, for example.
- the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 are each formed into an annular pattern in plan view.
- the first conductor layer 31 is separated into a plurality of first conductor portions 311 .
- the second conductor layer 32 is separated into a plurality of second conductor portions 321 .
- the first conductor portions 311 and the second conductor portions 321 are arranged such that a part of each first conductor portion overlaps with a part of a second conductor portion in plan view.
- the first conductor portions 311 and the second conductor portions 321 are displaced from each other by half a section in the toroidal direction.
- Each of the first conductor portions 311 and second conductor portions 321 is tapered such that its width increases radially outward and decreases radially inward in plan view.
- Each of the first conductor portions 311 and second conductor portions 321 is generally fan-shaped.
- the second particles 23 are in contact with either the first conductor portions 311 (first conductor layer 31 ) or the second conductor portions 321 (second conductor layer 32 ).
- One of the first conductor portions 311 and one of the second conductor portions 321 are connected to respective connecting portions 34 .
- the conducting portion 33 connects the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 to each other.
- the conducting portion 33 penetrates the resin composite body 2 in the z direction.
- the conducting portion 33 includes a plurality of vias 331 .
- Each of the vias 331 penetrates the resin composite body 2 in the z direction and electrically connects one of the first conductor portions 311 and one of the second conductor portions 321 .
- Each via 331 is formed in an area in which one of the first conductor portions 311 and one of the second conductor portions 321 overlap with each other in plan view.
- Each via 331 is connected to one of the first conductor portions 311 at one end in the z direction and connected to one of the second conductor portions 321 at the other end in the z direction.
- the plurality of vias 331 include a plurality of inner vias 331 a and a plurality of outer vias 331 b .
- Each of the inner vias 331 a connects one of the first conductor portions 311 and one of the second conductor portions 321 , on the radially inner side of the conductor 3 .
- the outer vias 331 b connect each of the first conductor portions 311 and a relevant one of the second conductor portions 321 , on the radially outer side of the conductor 3 .
- each first conductor portion 311 overlaps with two conductor portions 321 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction (toroidal direction) of the conductor 3
- an inner via 331 a is disposed in an area in which the first conductor portion 311 overlaps with one of the second conductor portions 321
- an outer via(s) 331 b is disposed in an area in which the first conductor portion 311 overlaps with the other one of the second conductor portions 321 .
- the inner via 331 a and the outer via 331 b connecting to a given first conductor portion 311 are connected to two different second conductor portions 321 adjacent to each other in the toroidal direction of the conductor 3 .
- a current flows from a first conductor portion 311 to another first conductor portion 311 next to it in the toroidal direction through an inner via 331 a , a second conductor portion 321 and an outer via 331 b in that order.
- a current flows radially inward of the conductor 3 when flowing in each first conductor portion 311 and flows radially outward of the conductor 3 when flowing in each second conductor portion 321 .
- the current path circles in the toroidal direction (clockwise in the example shown in FIG. 2 ), forming a toroidal current path extending from the first conductor portion 311 connected to one connecting portion 34 to the second conductor portion 321 connected to the other connecting portion 34 .
- the conductor 3 is designed such that a predetermined self-inductance is provided by the first conductor layer 31 , the second conductor layer 32 and the conducting portion 33 .
- the self-inductance is 10 nH or greater, for example.
- the connecting portions 34 connect the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 to the paired terminals 35 , respectively.
- the connecting portions 34 include one connecting the first conductor layer 31 and one of the paired terminals 35 , and another one connecting the second conductor layer 32 and the other one of the paired terminals 35 .
- the pair of terminals 35 are the input and output terminals for current in the circuit component A 1 .
- One of the terminals 35 connects to one of the first conductor portions 311 through a connecting portion 34 .
- the other one of the terminals 35 connects to one of the second conductor portions 321 through a connecting portion 34 .
- the current input to one of the terminals 35 is output from the other terminal 35 .
- the terminals 35 are disposed on the upper surface (one side in the z direction) of the resin composite body 2 . The arrangement of the terminals 35 may vary as appropriate.
- FIGS. 5 to 10 each show a step of the manufacturing method of the circuit component A 1 .
- FIGS. 5 and 7 are plan views.
- FIGS. 6 , 8 and 9 are sectional views.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged schematic view showing a portion of FIG. 9 .
- a support substrate 1 is prepared.
- an insulating substrate such as a silicon substrate, a glass epoxy substrate, or a ceramic substrate is used, for example.
- the support substrate 1 is rectangular in plan view, for example.
- a second conductor layer 32 is formed on the support substrate 1 .
- a plating layer is formed on the entire upper surface of the support substrate 1 , and the plating layer is patterned by photolithography, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 .
- the material of the plating layer is Cu or a Cu alloy, for example.
- the patterned plating layer forms the second conductor layer 32 (a plurality of second conductor portions 321 ), as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 .
- the patterned plating layer also forms the connecting portion 34 connecting to the second conductor layer 32 , as shown in FIG. 5 .
- a resin composite body 2 is formed on the support substrate 1 to cover the second conductor layer 32 .
- the resin composite body 2 is made of a resin material 20 containing a plurality of magnetic particles 21 .
- all of the magnetic particles 21 are the first particles 22 and include first cores 221 made of metallic magnetic powder and insulating coating films 222 that are the oxide of the metallic magnetic powder. That is, in this state, the surfaces of all magnetic particles 21 are covered with insulating coating films.
- a plurality of vias 331 are formed.
- a known method may be used to form the vias 331 .
- Each of the formed vias 331 penetrates the resin composite body 2 in the z direction to connect to the second conductor layer 32 .
- a portion of a connecting portion 34 is also formed in forming the vias 331 (conducting portion 33 ).
- a first conductor layer 31 is formed on the upper surface of the resin composite body 2 .
- the upper surface of the resin composite body 2 is irradiated with a laser light at an area in which the first conductor layer 31 is to be formed.
- the resin material 20 melts. Some of the molten resin material 20 may disappear.
- the portion recessed from the upper surface of the resin composite body 2 in FIGS. 9 and 10 is the area irradiated with a laser light.
- a plurality of magnetic particles 21 that have been dispersed in the molten resin material 20 appear to the surface of the resin composite body 2 .
- each of the appearing magnetic particles 21 becomes a second particle 23 , as shown in FIG. 10 . That is, a plurality of second particles 23 are formed in the area irradiated with a laser light. Thereafter, electroless plating is performed, using the magnetic particles 21 appearing to the upper surface of the resin composite body 2 (i.e., second particles 23 ) as a seed. By this process, a plating layer that is in contact with the second particles 23 is deposited.
- the material of the plating layer is Cu or a Cu alloy, for example.
- the deposited plating layer forms the first conductor layer 31 (a plurality of first conductor portions 311 ). In the present embodiment, the deposited plating layer also forms the connecting portion 34 connecting to the first conductor layer 31 , and a pair of terminals 35 .
- the circuit component A 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is manufactured through the above-described steps.
- the above-described manufacturing method is merely an example, and the present disclosure is not limited to this.
- the method can be varied as follows.
- the second conductor layer 32 is formed by patterning the plating layer formed on the entire upper surface of the support substrate 1 .
- the second conductor layer 32 may be formed by other methods.
- a resin layer of the same material as the resin composite body 2 may be formed on the upper surface of the support substrate 1 , and the resin layer may be irradiated with a laser light to make the second particles 23 appear. Then, electroless plating using the appearing second particles 23 as a seed may be performed to form the second conductor layer 32 .
- the first conductor layer 31 and the conducting portion 33 may be formed collectively. For example, immediately after the resin composite body 2 is formed, i.e., before the conducting portion 33 is formed, laser processing may be performed to the areas at which the first conductor layer 31 and the conducting portion 33 are to be formed. Thereafter, electroless plating for the first conductor layer 31 and the conducting portion 33 may be performed. With this method, the first conductor layer 31 and the conducting portion 33 can be formed collectively.
- the semiconductor device B 1 includes the circuit component A 1 , a transistor Tr, a capacitor C, a circuit board 91 , and a sealing member 92 .
- FIG. 11 is a front view of the semiconductor device B 1 .
- the sealing member 92 is shown by imaginary lines (two-dot chain lines).
- the semiconductor device B 1 has a BGA (Ball Grid Array) package structure, for example. Unlike the example shown in FIG. 11 , the semiconductor device B 1 may have a package structure other than the BGA type.
- the semiconductor device B 1 is, for example, a power supply module incorporating the transistor Tr.
- the circuit board 91 is a printed board, for example.
- the circuit board 91 supports the circuit component A 1 , the transistor Tr, the capacitor C and the sealing member 92 .
- the circuit board 91 is formed with a conductor pattern (not shown), through which elements such as the circuit component A 1 , the transistor Tr, and the capacitor C are electrically connected as appropriate.
- the surface formed with the terminals 35 faces the circuit board 91 , with the terminals 35 bonded to the conductor pattern.
- the circuit board 91 is formed with a plurality of small ball-shaped electrodes 911 on the surface (lower surface) opposite, in the z direction, to the surface (upper surface) on which the elements such as the circuit component A 1 , the transistor Tr, the capacitor C, and the sealing member 92 are disposed.
- the sealing member 92 is formed on the circuit board 91 to cover the elements such as the circuit component A 1 , the transistor Tr, and the capacitor C.
- the material of the sealing member 92 is an insulating resin, which may be epoxy resin in one example.
- the transistor Tr is a MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor), an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor), or a HEMT (High Electron Mobility Transistor), for example.
- the material of the transistor Tr is a semiconductor material such as Si, Sic, or GaN.
- circuit component A 1 and the semiconductor device B 1 are described below.
- the circuit component A 1 includes the resin composite body 2 and the conductor 3 .
- the resin composite body 2 contains a plurality of magnetic particles 21 in the resin material 20 .
- the plurality of magnetic particles 21 are dispersed in the resin material 20 .
- part of the magnetic flux generated due to the current flowing in the conductor 3 concentrates on the plurality of magnetic particles 21 , so that leakage of the magnetic flux reduces.
- the inductance value of the circuit component A 1 is improved.
- each of the magnetic particles 21 is smaller than bar-shaped or annular magnetic cores, so that the loop area of the eddy current can be made smaller. That is, the use of a plurality of magnetic particles 21 reduces eddy current loss and iron loss.
- the circuit component A 1 achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss. Moreover, since the magnetic flux leakage is reduced, adverse effect of the magnetic flux leakage on other equipment can be reduced.
- the plurality of magnetic particles 21 include a plurality of first particles 22 .
- the first particles 22 are insulating and dispersed in the resin material 20 in the resin composite body 2 .
- the conductor 3 the first conductor layer 31 in the present embodiment
- plating may grow on seeds or magnetic particles 21 appearing on the surface of the resin composite body 2 .
- the first particles 22 dispersed in the resin material 20 in the resin composite body 2 are insulating.
- plating will not grow on such first particles 22 .
- selective formation of the conductor 3 is possible in the circuit component A 1 .
- the plurality of magnetic particles 21 include a plurality of second particles 23 .
- the second particles 23 are in contact with the conductor 3 (e.g., the first conductor layer 31 ).
- Each second particle 23 includes a second core 231 , and the second core 231 forms at least a portion of the surface of the second particle 23 .
- the second cores 231 are made of metallic magnetic powder having the same composition as the metallic magnetic powder of the first cores 221 .
- Each second particle 23 is a magnetic particle 21 that has subjected to laser light irradiation and formed by partially or entirely destroying the insulating coating film 232 covering the surface of the second core 231 by laser light irradiation.
- Examples of a method for forming a conductor on the surface of a resin material include LDS (Laser Direct Structuring).
- LDS Laser Direct Structuring
- metal cores are formed on the surface of a resin material containing an LDS additive by using a laser, and a conductor is selectively formed only at the laser irradiated areas by e.g., electroless plating using the metal cores as seeds. In this way, an LDS additive is needed in LDS.
- metal cores are formed from some of magnetic particles (second particles 23 ), instead of an LDS additive.
- a portion of the conductor 3 (the first conductor layer 31 in the present embodiment) can be formed by a process similar to LDS without adding an LDS additive. Moreover, since a portion of the conductor 3 can be formed by a process similar to LDS, a fine conductor pattern (each first conductor portion 311 ) can be formed. Thus, the circuit component A 1 can be miniaturized.
- the insulating coating film 222 of each of the first particles 22 is formed of the oxide of the first core 221 .
- the insulating coating film 222 can be formed on the surface of the first core 221 by thermally oxidizing the first core 221 . That is, the insulating coating film 222 is formed by thermally oxidizing metallic magnetic powder forming the first core 221 .
- the insulating magnetic particles 21 i.e., the first particles 22 are easily formed.
- the conductor 3 is wound into a toroidal shape.
- the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing in each of the first conductor portion 311 of the first conductor layer 31 and the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing in each of the second conductor portion 321 of the second conductor layer 32 point in the same direction in the area sandwiched between the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 in the z direction and point in opposite directions in the areas outside the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 (i.e., above the first conductor layer 31 and below the second conductor layer 32 ) in the z direction.
- the circuit component A 1 can reduce magnetic flux leakage while improving the inductance value.
- the semiconductor device B 1 includes the circuit component A 1 and the transistor Tr. As described above, the circuit component A 1 reduces magnetic flux leakage. Thus, the semiconductor device B 1 can reduce the adverse effect of magnetic flux leakage from circuit component A 1 on the operation of transistor Tr.
- the transistor Tr and the circuit component A 1 are covered with the sealing member 92 . With such a configuration, the transistor Tr and the circuit component A 1 are packaged together as one unit. Thus, the semiconductor device B 1 can be miniaturized by miniaturizing the circuit component A 1 .
- the shapes of the first conductor portions 311 (the first conductor layer 31 ) and the second conductor portions 321 (the second conductor layer 32 ) are not limited to the above-described examples.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 12 may be employed.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view of a circuit component according to a variation.
- each of the first conductor portions 311 and each of the second conductor portions 321 are inclined in plan view with respect to the radial direction of the conductor 3 .
- Such a configuration increases the area in which each of the first conductor portions 311 overlaps with a relevant one of the second conductor portions 321 in plan view.
- each inner via 331 a can be further offset radially inward of the conductor 3 , whereby each first conductor portion 311 and each second conductor portion 321 can be further extended radially inward of the conductor 3 .
- the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path can be enlarged, and the inductance value can be increased.
- the variation shown in FIG. 12 can improve the inductance value over the circuit component A 1 .
- a resin member may be formed on top of the resin composite body 2 (i.e., on the side opposite, in the z direction, from the side on which support substrate 1 is disposed).
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a circuit component according to such a variation and corresponds to the sectional view of FIG. 3 .
- a resin member 5 is formed on the resin composite body 2 to cover the first conductor layer 31 .
- the resin member 5 may be made of the same material as the resin composite body 2 or may be made of other resin materials (e.g., a resin material in which no magnetic particles 21 are dispersed or a resin material in which magnetic particles different from the magnetic particles 21 are dispersed).
- a resin member 5 may be used instead of the support substrate 1 , so that resin members 5 are formed on both the upper surface and the lower surface of the resin composite body 2 .
- a resin material that does not contain an LDS additive may be used for the resin member 5 .
- the support substrate 1 may be made of the same material as the resin composite body 2 . That is, the support substrate 1 may not be an insulating substrate but may be made of a resin material 20 in which a plurality of magnetic particles 21 are dispersed.
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing a circuit component according to such a variation and corresponds to the sectional view of FIG. 3 .
- the second conductor layer 32 can be formed by irradiating the support substrate 1 with a laser light to make the second particles 23 appear on the surface of the support substrate 1 and then performing electroless plating using the appearing second particles 23 as a seed. That is, in the present variation, the second conductor layer 32 can be formed in the same manner as the first conductor layer 31 .
- the circuit component A 1 may not include the support substrate 1 .
- FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing a circuit component according to such a variation and corresponds to the sectional view of FIG. 3 .
- each surface of the resin composite body 2 in the z direction is irradiated with a laser light to make the second particles 23 appear.
- the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 can be formed by subsequently performing electroless plating using the appearing second particles 23 as a seed.
- the formation of a plurality of vias 331 may be performed before the formation of the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 (i.e., before the laser irradiation) or may be performed after the formation of the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 .
- the formation of the vias may be performed together with the formation of the first conductor layer 31 or the formation of the second conductor layer 32 .
- the above-described LDS additive may be added to the resin material 20 of the resin composite body 2 , in addition to the magnetic particles 21 .
- a circuit component A 2 according to a second embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 16 to 18 . As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18 , the circuit component A 2 differs from the circuit component A 1 in configuration of the conductor 3 .
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the circuit component A 2 .
- the resin composite body 2 is shown by imaginary lines (two-dot chain lines).
- FIG. 17 is a plan view of the circuit component A 2 .
- FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken along line XVIII-XVIII in FIG. 17 .
- the conductor 3 of the present embodiment includes a first conductor layer 31 and a second conductor layer 32 each wound into a planar spiral shape.
- the number of turns of each of the first conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 is not limited.
- the current inputted to one of the terminals 35 is inputted to the first conductor layer 31 through the connecting portion 34 connecting to that terminal 35 .
- the current inputted to the first conductor layer 31 flows through the first conductor layer 31 to be inputted to the second conductor layer 32 through the conducting portion 33 .
- the current inputted to the second conductor layer 32 flows through the second conductor layer 32 and outputted from the other terminal 35 through the connecting portion 34 connecting to the second conductor layer 32 .
- the circuit component A 2 also includes a resin composite body 2 and a conductor 3 .
- the circuit component A 2 can improve the inductance value, because part of the magnetic flux generated due to the current flowing in the conductor 3 concentrates on the plurality of magnetic particles 21 . Further, the use of a plurality of magnetic particles 21 reduces eddy current loss and iron loss. Thus, as with the circuit component A 1 , the circuit component A 2 achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss.
- the circuit component A 2 have the same advantages as the circuit component A 1 due to its common configuration with the circuit component A 1 .
- the circuit component A 2 may be used in place of the circuit component A 1 in the semiconductor device B 1 .
- the circuit component A 2 can be configured in the same manner as each of the above-described variations of the circuit component A 1 .
- a resin member 5 may be formed on the upper surface of the resin composite body 2
- the support substrate 1 may be made of the same material as the resin composite body 2
- the support substrate 1 may be dispensed with.
- the first embodiment and the second embodiment show examples in which the conductor 3 forms an inductor.
- the conductor 3 may form a transformer or an LC filter.
- the conductor 3 forms two windings. The two windings are arranged to be magnetically coupled to each other.
- the conductor 3 forms an inductor portion and a capacitor portion.
- circuit component and the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure are not limited to the foregoing embodiments.
- the specific configuration of each part of the circuit component and the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure may be varied in design in many ways.
- the circuit component and the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure include embodiments described in the following clauses.
- a circuit component comprising:
- circuit component according to clause 1, wherein the plurality of magnetic particles include a first particle that is insulating.
- the first particle includes a first core made of metallic magnetic powder and an insulating coating film covering an entire surface of the first core.
- circuit component according to any one of clauses 1 to 5, wherein a material of the conductor includes Cu.
- circuit component according to any one of clauses 1 to 6, wherein the plurality of magnetic particles contain one of Fe, Ni and Co.
- circuit component according to any one of clauses 1 to 8, wherein the conductor forms an inductor.
- circuit component according to any one of clauses 1 to 10, wherein the conductor includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a conducting portion,
- a semiconductor device comprising:
- a material of the transistor includes one of SiC, Si, or GaN.
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Abstract
A circuit component includes a resin composite body and a conductor. The resin composite body is composed of a resin material and a plurality of magnetic particles contained in the resin material. The conductor is formed on the surface of the resin composite body. The magnetic particles are dispersed in the resin material.
Description
- The present disclosure relates to a circuit component and a semiconductor device.
- Conventionally, circuit components are incorporated in various electronic devices such as industrial equipment, home appliances, information terminals, and automotive equipment. Examples of such circuit components include magnetic components such as inductors and transformers. An example of a conventional inductor component is disclosed in
Patent Document 1, for example. The inductor component disclosed inPatent Document 1 has insulating layers and conductor patterns. The insulating layers and the conductor patterns are alternately stacked. The conductor patterns have a spiral shape, for example, and a magnetic field is generated when a current flows through the conductor patterns. -
- Patent Document: JP-A-2005-109097
- For improved performance of electronic devices incorporating circuit components, the circuit components are required to have improved characteristics. For example, when the circuit component is a magnetic component, the inductance value needs to be improved. Some magnetic components use a rod-shaped or annular magnetic core (iron core) to improve the inductance value. However, using a magnetic core generates core loss (iron loss) due to the magnetic properties of the magnetic core.
- In light of the above circumstances, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a circuit component capable of reducing iron loss while improving the inductance value. Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a semiconductor device incorporating such a circuit component.
- A circuit component provided according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: a resin composite body including a resin material containing a plurality of magnetic particles; and a conductor formed on a surface of the resin composite body, and is characterized in that the plurality of magnetic particles are dispersed in the resin material.
- A semiconductor device, which is provided according to a second aspect of the present disclosure, includes a circuit component provided according to the first aspect and a transistor electrically connected to the circuit component.
- The circuit component according to the present disclosure achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss. The semiconductor device according to the present disclosure can improve the performance, because it incorporates a circuit component that achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a circuit component according to a first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the circuit component according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion ofFIG. 3 , schematically illustrating the resincomposite body 2; -
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI inFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII inFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a step of a manufacturing method of the circuit component according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 11 is a front view of a semiconductor device including the circuit component according to the first embodiment; -
FIG. 12 is a plan view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment; -
FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment; -
FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment; -
FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a circuit component according to a variation of the first embodiment; -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a circuit component according to a second embodiment; -
FIG. 17 is a plan view of a circuit component according to a second embodiment; and -
FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken along line XVIII-XVIII inFIG. 17 . - Preferred embodiments of a circuit component and a semiconductor device according to the present disclosure are described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same or similar elements are denoted by the same reference signs, and descriptions thereof are omitted.
- A circuit component A1 according to a first embodiment is described below with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 4 . As shown in these figures, the circuit component A1 includes a support substrate, aresin composite body 2 and aconductor 3. -
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the circuit component A1. InFIG. 1 , theresin composite body 2 is shown by imaginary lines (two-dot chain lines).FIG. 2 is a plan view of the circuit component A1.FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III inFIG. 2 .FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion ofFIG. 3 , schematically illustrating theresin composite body 2. - For convenience of description, reference will be made to three mutually orthogonal directions, i.e., the x direction, the y direction and the z direction. The z direction is the thickness direction of the circuit component A1. The x direction is the horizontal direction in a plan view (see
FIG. 2 ) of the circuit component A1. The y direction is the vertical direction in a plan view (seeFIG. 2 ) of the circuit component A1. In the description below, “plan view” means a view seen in the z direction. - The circuit component A1 is a magnetic component that produces inductance from the current flowing in the
conductor 3. The present embodiment describes an example in which the circuit component A1 is an inductor. The size of the circuit component A1 may vary. In one example, each of the dimension in the x direction and the dimension in the y direction is about 1 to 10 mm. - The
support substrate 1 supports theresin composite body 2 and theconductor 3. Thesupport substrate 1 is rectangular in plan view, for example. Thesupport substrate 1 is an insulating substrate, such as a silicon substrate, a glass epoxy substrate, a resin substrate, or a ceramic substrate. - The resin
composite body 2 is made of aresin material 20 containing a plurality ofmagnetic particles 21. The volume content of themagnetic particles 21 in the resincomposite body 2 is not less than 60% and not more than 90%, for example. The relative magnetic permeability of the resincomposite body 2, i.e., the magnetic permeability of the composite of theresin material 20 and themagnetic particles 21 is 10 or greater, for example. The relative magnetic permeability of the resincomposite body 2 is not limited to 10 or greater. However, the relative magnetic permeability of 10 or greater is preferable for making the circuit component A1 have an inductance suitable for practical use. The resincomposite body 2 is rectangular in plan view. Theresin material 20 is, for example, a thermosetting resin, such as epoxy resin or phenolic resin. The resincomposite body 2 is formed on thesupport substrate 1. The plurality ofmagnetic particles 21 include a plurality offirst particles 22 and a plurality ofsecond particles 23. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , the plurality offirst particles 22 are dispersed in theresin material 20. That is, the plurality offirst particles 22 are present in theresin material 20 while being spaced apart from each other. The plurality offirst particles 22 each include afirst core 221 and an insulatingcoating film 222. As an example, the separation distance of any two of thefirst particles 22 is larger than the diameter of each first particle 22 (or first core 221), but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, any twofirst particles 22 may only be required to be present in theresin material 20 such that their insulatingcoating films 222 do not come into contact with each other. In that case, the separation distance between the twofirst particles 22 may be smaller than the diameter (or radius) of each of these first particles 22 (or the first cores 221). - The
first cores 221 are made of metallic magnetic powder. As the metallic magnetic powder, materials containing a metallic element that exhibits ferromagnetism by itself are preferably used, examples of which include materials containing one or more elements selected from Fe, Co and Ni (i.e., containing Fe or Co or Ni, or their alloys or compounds). The insulatingcoating films 222 cover the entire surfaces of thefirst cores 221, respectively. The material of the insulatingcoating films 222 is the oxide of thefirst cores 221, for example. The material of the insulatingcoating films 222 may not be the oxide of thefirst cores 221 but may be silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or an insulating resin, for example. With the insulatingcoating films 222 covering the entire surfaces of thefirst cores 221, eachfirst particle 22 is insulating. The particle size of thefirst cores 221 is, for example, about several hundred nanometers to several tens of micrometers, and the film thickness of the insulatingcoating films 222 is, for example, about several nanometers to several tens of nanometers. Eachfirst particle 22 may be made insulating by the entire particle being made of an oxide-based magnetic material such as ferrite, rather than by the entire surface of thefirst core 221 being covered with the insulatingcoating film 222. - Each of the
second particles 23 is in contact with theconductor 3 within theresin material 20. The plurality ofsecond particles 23 each include asecond core 231. - The
second cores 231 are made of metallic magnetic powder. This metallic magnetic powder is the same as the metallic magnetic powder of thefirst cores 221. That is, as the metallic magnetic powder of thesecond cores 231, materials containing a metallic element that exhibits ferromagnetism by itself are preferably used, examples of which include materials containing one or more elements selected from Fe, Co, and Ni. The particle size of thesecond cores 231 is the same as that of thefirst cores 221. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , the plurality ofsecond particles 23 may have insulatingcoating films 232 formed so as to expose at least portions of the surfaces of thesecond cores 231. The material of the insulatingcoating films 232 is the oxide of thesecond cores 231, for example. The material of the insulatingcoating films 222 and the material of the insulatingcoating films 232 are the same. The material of the insulatingcoating films 232 may not be the oxide of thesecond cores 231 but may be silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or an insulating resin, for example. Suchsecond particles 23 that have insulatingcoating films 232 are in contact with theconductor 3 at their portions exposed from the insulatingcoating films 232. The film thickness of the insulatingcoating films 232 is the same as that of the insulatingcoating films 222. - The
conductor 3 serves as the functional center of the circuit component A1. In the circuit component A1, theconductor 3 forms the inductor portion. In the present embodiment, theconductor 3 is wound into a toroidal shape. As shown inFIG. 2 , theconductor 3 is annular in plan view. The material of theconductor 3 may be any electrically conductive material, but is preferably Cu or a Cu alloy in view of the wiring resistance and the forming method (i.e., at least a portion being formed by plating). Theconductor 3 includes afirst conductor layer 31, asecond conductor layer 32, a conductingportion 33, connectingportions 34, and a pair ofterminals 35. - The
first conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 face each other, with the resincomposite body 2 interposed therebetween. In the example shown inFIG. 3 , thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 are disposed on opposite surfaces of the resincomposite body 2 in the z direction. Thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 are plating layers, for example. Thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 are each formed into an annular pattern in plan view. - The
first conductor layer 31 is separated into a plurality offirst conductor portions 311. Thesecond conductor layer 32 is separated into a plurality ofsecond conductor portions 321. Thefirst conductor portions 311 and thesecond conductor portions 321 are arranged such that a part of each first conductor portion overlaps with a part of a second conductor portion in plan view. In the example shown inFIG. 2 , thefirst conductor portions 311 and thesecond conductor portions 321 are displaced from each other by half a section in the toroidal direction. Each of thefirst conductor portions 311 andsecond conductor portions 321 is tapered such that its width increases radially outward and decreases radially inward in plan view. Each of thefirst conductor portions 311 andsecond conductor portions 321 is generally fan-shaped. Thesecond particles 23 are in contact with either the first conductor portions 311 (first conductor layer 31) or the second conductor portions 321 (second conductor layer 32). One of thefirst conductor portions 311 and one of thesecond conductor portions 321 are connected to respective connectingportions 34. - The conducting
portion 33 connects thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 to each other. The conductingportion 33 penetrates the resincomposite body 2 in the z direction. The conductingportion 33 includes a plurality ofvias 331. - Each of the
vias 331 penetrates the resincomposite body 2 in the z direction and electrically connects one of thefirst conductor portions 311 and one of thesecond conductor portions 321. Each via 331 is formed in an area in which one of thefirst conductor portions 311 and one of thesecond conductor portions 321 overlap with each other in plan view. Each via 331 is connected to one of thefirst conductor portions 311 at one end in the z direction and connected to one of thesecond conductor portions 321 at the other end in the z direction. - The plurality of
vias 331 include a plurality ofinner vias 331 a and a plurality ofouter vias 331 b. Each of theinner vias 331 a connects one of thefirst conductor portions 311 and one of thesecond conductor portions 321, on the radially inner side of theconductor 3. Theouter vias 331 b connect each of thefirst conductor portions 311 and a relevant one of thesecond conductor portions 321, on the radially outer side of theconductor 3. - In plan view, each
first conductor portion 311 overlaps with twoconductor portions 321 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction (toroidal direction) of theconductor 3, and an inner via 331 a is disposed in an area in which thefirst conductor portion 311 overlaps with one of thesecond conductor portions 321, whereas an outer via(s) 331 b is disposed in an area in which thefirst conductor portion 311 overlaps with the other one of thesecond conductor portions 321. Thus, the inner via 331 a and the outer via 331 b connecting to a givenfirst conductor portion 311 are connected to two differentsecond conductor portions 321 adjacent to each other in the toroidal direction of theconductor 3. With such a configuration, a current flows from afirst conductor portion 311 to anotherfirst conductor portion 311 next to it in the toroidal direction through an inner via 331 a, asecond conductor portion 321 and an outer via 331 b in that order. In the example shown inFIG. 2 , a current flows radially inward of theconductor 3 when flowing in eachfirst conductor portion 311 and flows radially outward of theconductor 3 when flowing in eachsecond conductor portion 321. In this way, the current path circles in the toroidal direction (clockwise in the example shown inFIG. 2 ), forming a toroidal current path extending from thefirst conductor portion 311 connected to one connectingportion 34 to thesecond conductor portion 321 connected to the other connectingportion 34. - The
conductor 3 is designed such that a predetermined self-inductance is provided by thefirst conductor layer 31, thesecond conductor layer 32 and the conductingportion 33. Preferably, the self-inductance is 10 nH or greater, for example. - The connecting
portions 34 connect thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 to the pairedterminals 35, respectively. The connectingportions 34 include one connecting thefirst conductor layer 31 and one of the pairedterminals 35, and another one connecting thesecond conductor layer 32 and the other one of the pairedterminals 35. - The pair of
terminals 35 are the input and output terminals for current in the circuit component A1. One of theterminals 35 connects to one of thefirst conductor portions 311 through a connectingportion 34. The other one of theterminals 35 connects to one of thesecond conductor portions 321 through a connectingportion 34. The current input to one of theterminals 35 is output from theother terminal 35. In the example shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 , theterminals 35 are disposed on the upper surface (one side in the z direction) of the resincomposite body 2. The arrangement of theterminals 35 may vary as appropriate. - Next, a method for manufacturing the circuit component A1 is described below with reference to
FIGS. 5 to 10 .FIGS. 5 to 10 each show a step of the manufacturing method of the circuit component A1.FIGS. 5 and 7 are plan views.FIGS. 6, 8 and 9 are sectional views.FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI inFIG. 5 .FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII inFIG. 7 .FIG. 10 is an enlarged schematic view showing a portion ofFIG. 9 . - First, a
support substrate 1 is prepared. For preparation of thesupport substrate 1, an insulating substrate, such as a silicon substrate, a glass epoxy substrate, or a ceramic substrate is used, for example. Thesupport substrate 1 is rectangular in plan view, for example. - Next, a
second conductor layer 32 is formed on thesupport substrate 1. To form thesecond conductor layer 32, a plating layer is formed on the entire upper surface of thesupport substrate 1, and the plating layer is patterned by photolithography, as shown inFIGS. 5 and 6 . The material of the plating layer is Cu or a Cu alloy, for example. The patterned plating layer forms the second conductor layer 32 (a plurality of second conductor portions 321), as shown inFIGS. 5 and 6 . In the present embodiment, the patterned plating layer also forms the connectingportion 34 connecting to thesecond conductor layer 32, as shown inFIG. 5 . - Next, a resin
composite body 2 is formed on thesupport substrate 1 to cover thesecond conductor layer 32. The resincomposite body 2 is made of aresin material 20 containing a plurality ofmagnetic particles 21. In the resincomposite body 2 formed on thesupport substrate 1, all of themagnetic particles 21 are thefirst particles 22 and includefirst cores 221 made of metallic magnetic powder and insulatingcoating films 222 that are the oxide of the metallic magnetic powder. That is, in this state, the surfaces of allmagnetic particles 21 are covered with insulating coating films. - Next, as shown in
FIGS. 7 and 8 , a plurality of vias 331 (conducting portion 33) are formed. A known method may be used to form thevias 331. Each of the formedvias 331 penetrates the resincomposite body 2 in the z direction to connect to thesecond conductor layer 32. In the present embodiment, as shown inFIG. 7 , a portion of a connectingportion 34 is also formed in forming the vias 331 (conducting portion 33). - Next, a
first conductor layer 31 is formed on the upper surface of the resincomposite body 2. To form thefirst conductor layer 31, the upper surface of the resincomposite body 2 is irradiated with a laser light at an area in which thefirst conductor layer 31 is to be formed. In the resincomposite body 2 irradiated with a laser light, theresin material 20 melts. Some of themolten resin material 20 may disappear. The portion recessed from the upper surface of the resincomposite body 2 inFIGS. 9 and 10 is the area irradiated with a laser light. During this process, as shown inFIG. 10 , a plurality ofmagnetic particles 21 that have been dispersed in themolten resin material 20 appear to the surface of the resincomposite body 2. The insulatingcoating film 222 on the surface of each of the appearingmagnetic particles 21 is partially or entirely destroyed by the laser light irradiation. In this way, each of the appearingmagnetic particles 21 becomes asecond particle 23, as shown inFIG. 10 . That is, a plurality ofsecond particles 23 are formed in the area irradiated with a laser light. Thereafter, electroless plating is performed, using themagnetic particles 21 appearing to the upper surface of the resin composite body 2 (i.e., second particles 23) as a seed. By this process, a plating layer that is in contact with thesecond particles 23 is deposited. The material of the plating layer is Cu or a Cu alloy, for example. The deposited plating layer forms the first conductor layer 31 (a plurality of first conductor portions 311). In the present embodiment, the deposited plating layer also forms the connectingportion 34 connecting to thefirst conductor layer 31, and a pair ofterminals 35. - The circuit component A1 shown in
FIGS. 1 to 4 is manufactured through the above-described steps. The above-described manufacturing method is merely an example, and the present disclosure is not limited to this. The method can be varied as follows. In the above-described manufacturing method, thesecond conductor layer 32 is formed by patterning the plating layer formed on the entire upper surface of thesupport substrate 1. However, thesecond conductor layer 32 may be formed by other methods. For example, a resin layer of the same material as the resincomposite body 2 may be formed on the upper surface of thesupport substrate 1, and the resin layer may be irradiated with a laser light to make thesecond particles 23 appear. Then, electroless plating using the appearingsecond particles 23 as a seed may be performed to form thesecond conductor layer 32. Also, thefirst conductor layer 31 and the conductingportion 33 may be formed collectively. For example, immediately after the resincomposite body 2 is formed, i.e., before the conductingportion 33 is formed, laser processing may be performed to the areas at which thefirst conductor layer 31 and the conductingportion 33 are to be formed. Thereafter, electroless plating for thefirst conductor layer 31 and the conductingportion 33 may be performed. With this method, thefirst conductor layer 31 and the conductingportion 33 can be formed collectively. - Next, a semiconductor device B1 that uses the circuit component A1 is described below with reference to
FIG. 11 . As shown inFIG. 11 , the semiconductor device B1 includes the circuit component A1, a transistor Tr, a capacitor C, acircuit board 91, and a sealingmember 92.FIG. 11 is a front view of the semiconductor device B1. InFIG. 11 , the sealingmember 92 is shown by imaginary lines (two-dot chain lines). - As shown in
FIG. 11 , the semiconductor device B1 has a BGA (Ball Grid Array) package structure, for example. Unlike the example shown inFIG. 11 , the semiconductor device B1 may have a package structure other than the BGA type. The semiconductor device B1 is, for example, a power supply module incorporating the transistor Tr. - The
circuit board 91 is a printed board, for example. Thecircuit board 91 supports the circuit component A1, the transistor Tr, the capacitor C and the sealingmember 92. Thecircuit board 91 is formed with a conductor pattern (not shown), through which elements such as the circuit component A1, the transistor Tr, and the capacitor C are electrically connected as appropriate. In the state in which the circuit component A1 is mounted on thecircuit board 91, the surface formed with theterminals 35 faces thecircuit board 91, with theterminals 35 bonded to the conductor pattern. In the example in which the semiconductor device B1 has the BGA package structure, thecircuit board 91 is formed with a plurality of small ball-shapedelectrodes 911 on the surface (lower surface) opposite, in the z direction, to the surface (upper surface) on which the elements such as the circuit component A1, the transistor Tr, the capacitor C, and the sealingmember 92 are disposed. - The sealing
member 92 is formed on thecircuit board 91 to cover the elements such as the circuit component A1, the transistor Tr, and the capacitor C. The material of the sealingmember 92 is an insulating resin, which may be epoxy resin in one example. - The transistor Tr is a MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor), an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor), or a HEMT (High Electron Mobility Transistor), for example. The material of the transistor Tr is a semiconductor material such as Si, Sic, or GaN.
- Advantages of the circuit component A1 and the semiconductor device B1 are described below.
- The circuit component A1 includes the resin
composite body 2 and theconductor 3. The resincomposite body 2 contains a plurality ofmagnetic particles 21 in theresin material 20. The plurality ofmagnetic particles 21 are dispersed in theresin material 20. With such a configuration, part of the magnetic flux generated due to the current flowing in theconductor 3 concentrates on the plurality ofmagnetic particles 21, so that leakage of the magnetic flux reduces. Thus, the inductance value of the circuit component A1 is improved. Further, each of themagnetic particles 21 is smaller than bar-shaped or annular magnetic cores, so that the loop area of the eddy current can be made smaller. That is, the use of a plurality ofmagnetic particles 21 reduces eddy current loss and iron loss. In particular, since the eddy current loss is proportional to the square of the frequency of the current flowing theconductor 3, the higher the frequency of the current flowing in theconductor 3, the more effective the reduction of eddy current loss is. Thus, the circuit component A1 achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss. Moreover, since the magnetic flux leakage is reduced, adverse effect of the magnetic flux leakage on other equipment can be reduced. - In the circuit component A1, the plurality of
magnetic particles 21 include a plurality offirst particles 22. Thefirst particles 22 are insulating and dispersed in theresin material 20 in the resincomposite body 2. When at least a portion of the conductor 3 (thefirst conductor layer 31 in the present embodiment) is to be formed by electroless plating, if allmagnetic particles 21 are conductive (i.e., with nofirst particles 22 included), plating may grow on seeds ormagnetic particles 21 appearing on the surface of the resincomposite body 2. In such a case, selective formation of the conductor is not possible. In the circuit component A1, on the other hand, thefirst particles 22 dispersed in theresin material 20 in the resincomposite body 2 are insulating. Thus, when thefirst particles 22 have appeared on the surface of the resincomposite body 2, plating will not grow on suchfirst particles 22. Thus, selective formation of theconductor 3 is possible in the circuit component A1. - In the circuit component A1, the plurality of
magnetic particles 21 include a plurality ofsecond particles 23. Thesecond particles 23 are in contact with the conductor 3 (e.g., the first conductor layer 31). Eachsecond particle 23 includes asecond core 231, and thesecond core 231 forms at least a portion of the surface of thesecond particle 23. Thesecond cores 231 are made of metallic magnetic powder having the same composition as the metallic magnetic powder of thefirst cores 221. Eachsecond particle 23 is amagnetic particle 21 that has subjected to laser light irradiation and formed by partially or entirely destroying the insulatingcoating film 232 covering the surface of thesecond core 231 by laser light irradiation. Examples of a method for forming a conductor on the surface of a resin material include LDS (Laser Direct Structuring). In LDS, metal cores are formed on the surface of a resin material containing an LDS additive by using a laser, and a conductor is selectively formed only at the laser irradiated areas by e.g., electroless plating using the metal cores as seeds. In this way, an LDS additive is needed in LDS. In the circuit component A1, on the other hand, metal cores are formed from some of magnetic particles (second particles 23), instead of an LDS additive. That is, in the circuit component A1, a portion of the conductor 3 (thefirst conductor layer 31 in the present embodiment) can be formed by a process similar to LDS without adding an LDS additive. Moreover, since a portion of theconductor 3 can be formed by a process similar to LDS, a fine conductor pattern (each first conductor portion 311) can be formed. Thus, the circuit component A1 can be miniaturized. - In the circuit component A1, the insulating
coating film 222 of each of thefirst particles 22 is formed of the oxide of thefirst core 221. According to such a configuration, the insulatingcoating film 222 can be formed on the surface of thefirst core 221 by thermally oxidizing thefirst core 221. That is, the insulatingcoating film 222 is formed by thermally oxidizing metallic magnetic powder forming thefirst core 221. Thus, in the circuit component A1, the insulatingmagnetic particles 21, i.e., thefirst particles 22 are easily formed. - In the circuit component A1, the
conductor 3 is wound into a toroidal shape. With such a configuration, the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing in each of thefirst conductor portion 311 of thefirst conductor layer 31 and the magnetic flux generated by the current flowing in each of thesecond conductor portion 321 of thesecond conductor layer 32 point in the same direction in the area sandwiched between thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 in the z direction and point in opposite directions in the areas outside thefirst conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 (i.e., above thefirst conductor layer 31 and below the second conductor layer 32) in the z direction. Thus, the circuit component A1 can reduce magnetic flux leakage while improving the inductance value. - The semiconductor device B1 includes the circuit component A1 and the transistor Tr. As described above, the circuit component A1 reduces magnetic flux leakage. Thus, the semiconductor device B1 can reduce the adverse effect of magnetic flux leakage from circuit component A1 on the operation of transistor Tr.
- In the semiconductor device B1, the transistor Tr and the circuit component A1 are covered with the sealing
member 92. With such a configuration, the transistor Tr and the circuit component A1 are packaged together as one unit. Thus, the semiconductor device B1 can be miniaturized by miniaturizing the circuit component A1. - In the first embodiment, the shapes of the first conductor portions 311 (the first conductor layer 31) and the second conductor portions 321 (the second conductor layer 32) are not limited to the above-described examples. For example, the configuration shown in
FIG. 12 may be employed.FIG. 12 is a plan view of a circuit component according to a variation. In the variation shown inFIG. 12 , as compared with the circuit component A1, each of thefirst conductor portions 311 and each of thesecond conductor portions 321 are inclined in plan view with respect to the radial direction of theconductor 3. Such a configuration increases the area in which each of thefirst conductor portions 311 overlaps with a relevant one of thesecond conductor portions 321 in plan view. Thus, a wider area for forming thevias 331 is secured, making it possible to provide a larger number ofvias 331. Thus, the example shown inFIG. 12 achieves better electric conduction between thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 through the vias 331 (conducting portion 33). Moreover, as will be understood from the comparison withFIG. 2 , in the circuit component shown inFIG. 12 , each inner via 331 a can be further offset radially inward of theconductor 3, whereby eachfirst conductor portion 311 and eachsecond conductor portion 321 can be further extended radially inward of theconductor 3. As a result, the cross-sectional area of the magnetic path can be enlarged, and the inductance value can be increased. Thus, the variation shown inFIG. 12 can improve the inductance value over the circuit component A1. - In the first embodiment, a resin member may be formed on top of the resin composite body 2 (i.e., on the side opposite, in the z direction, from the side on which
support substrate 1 is disposed).FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a circuit component according to such a variation and corresponds to the sectional view ofFIG. 3 . In the variation shown inFIG. 13 , aresin member 5 is formed on the resincomposite body 2 to cover thefirst conductor layer 31. Theresin member 5 may be made of the same material as the resincomposite body 2 or may be made of other resin materials (e.g., a resin material in which nomagnetic particles 21 are dispersed or a resin material in which magnetic particles different from themagnetic particles 21 are dispersed). Also, aresin member 5 may be used instead of thesupport substrate 1, so thatresin members 5 are formed on both the upper surface and the lower surface of the resincomposite body 2. In particular, since theresin member 5 formed on the upper side (or on the upper and lower sides) of the resincomposite body 2 does not need to be formed with aconductor 3, a resin material that does not contain an LDS additive (but may contain oxide-based magnetic particles such as ferrite dispersed therein) may be used for theresin member 5. - In the first embodiment, the
support substrate 1 may be made of the same material as the resincomposite body 2. That is, thesupport substrate 1 may not be an insulating substrate but may be made of aresin material 20 in which a plurality ofmagnetic particles 21 are dispersed.FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing a circuit component according to such a variation and corresponds to the sectional view ofFIG. 3 . In the variation shown inFIG. 14 , thesecond conductor layer 32 can be formed by irradiating thesupport substrate 1 with a laser light to make thesecond particles 23 appear on the surface of thesupport substrate 1 and then performing electroless plating using the appearingsecond particles 23 as a seed. That is, in the present variation, thesecond conductor layer 32 can be formed in the same manner as thefirst conductor layer 31. - In the first embodiment, the circuit component A1 may not include the
support substrate 1.FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing a circuit component according to such a variation and corresponds to the sectional view ofFIG. 3 . In the variation shown inFIG. 15 , each surface of the resincomposite body 2 in the z direction is irradiated with a laser light to make thesecond particles 23 appear. Thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 can be formed by subsequently performing electroless plating using the appearingsecond particles 23 as a seed. The formation of a plurality of vias 331 (conducting portion 33) may be performed before the formation of thefirst conductor layer 31 and the second conductor layer 32 (i.e., before the laser irradiation) or may be performed after the formation of thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32. Alternatively, the formation of the vias may be performed together with the formation of thefirst conductor layer 31 or the formation of thesecond conductor layer 32. - In the first embodiment, to improve the formation accuracy in forming a portion (e.g., the first conductor layer 31) of the
conductor 3 by laser light irradiation and electroless plating, the above-described LDS additive may be added to theresin material 20 of the resincomposite body 2, in addition to themagnetic particles 21. - A circuit component A2 according to a second embodiment is described below with reference to
FIGS. 16 to 18 . As shown inFIGS. 16 to 18 , the circuit component A2 differs from the circuit component A1 in configuration of theconductor 3. -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the circuit component A2. InFIG. 16 , the resincomposite body 2 is shown by imaginary lines (two-dot chain lines).FIG. 17 is a plan view of the circuit component A2.FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken along line XVIII-XVIII inFIG. 17 . - As shown in
FIGS. 16 and 17 , theconductor 3 of the present embodiment includes afirst conductor layer 31 and asecond conductor layer 32 each wound into a planar spiral shape. The number of turns of each of thefirst conductor layer 31 and thesecond conductor layer 32 is not limited. - In the circuit component A2, the current inputted to one of the
terminals 35 is inputted to thefirst conductor layer 31 through the connectingportion 34 connecting to that terminal 35. The current inputted to thefirst conductor layer 31 flows through thefirst conductor layer 31 to be inputted to thesecond conductor layer 32 through the conductingportion 33. The current inputted to thesecond conductor layer 32 flows through thesecond conductor layer 32 and outputted from theother terminal 35 through the connectingportion 34 connecting to thesecond conductor layer 32. - As with the circuit component A1, the circuit component A2 also includes a resin
composite body 2 and aconductor 3. Thus, as with the circuit component A1, the circuit component A2 can improve the inductance value, because part of the magnetic flux generated due to the current flowing in theconductor 3 concentrates on the plurality ofmagnetic particles 21. Further, the use of a plurality ofmagnetic particles 21 reduces eddy current loss and iron loss. Thus, as with the circuit component A1, the circuit component A2 achieves both improvement of the inductance value and reduction of iron loss. - The circuit component A2 have the same advantages as the circuit component A1 due to its common configuration with the circuit component A1. The circuit component A2 may be used in place of the circuit component A1 in the semiconductor device B1.
- The circuit component A2 can be configured in the same manner as each of the above-described variations of the circuit component A1. For example, in the circuit component A2 again, a
resin member 5 may be formed on the upper surface of the resincomposite body 2, thesupport substrate 1 may be made of the same material as the resincomposite body 2, or thesupport substrate 1 may be dispensed with. - The first embodiment and the second embodiment show examples in which the
conductor 3 forms an inductor. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and theconductor 3 may form a transformer or an LC filter. For a transformer, theconductor 3 forms two windings. The two windings are arranged to be magnetically coupled to each other. For an LC filter, theconductor 3 forms an inductor portion and a capacitor portion. - The circuit component and the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure are not limited to the foregoing embodiments. The specific configuration of each part of the circuit component and the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure may be varied in design in many ways. For example, the circuit component and the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure include embodiments described in the following clauses.
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Clause 1. - A circuit component comprising:
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- a resin composite body including a resin material containing a plurality of magnetic particles; and
- a conductor formed on a surface of the resin composite body,
- wherein the plurality of magnetic particles are dispersed in the resin material.
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Clause 2. - The circuit component according to
clause 1, wherein the plurality of magnetic particles include a first particle that is insulating. -
Clause 3. - The circuit component according to
clause 2, wherein the first particle includes a first core made of metallic magnetic powder and an insulating coating film covering an entire surface of the first core. - Clause 4.
- The circuit component according to
clause 3, wherein the insulating coating film is made of an oxide of the first core. -
Clause 5. - The circuit component according to
clause 3 or 4, wherein the plurality of magnetic particles further include a second particle that is in contact with the conductor, -
- the second particle includes a second core made of metallic magnetic powder having a same composition as the metallic magnetic powder of the first core, and
- the second particle has a surface at least a part of which is formed by the second core.
- Clause 6.
- The circuit component according to any one of
clauses 1 to 5, wherein a material of the conductor includes Cu. - Clause 7.
- The circuit component according to any one of
clauses 1 to 6, wherein the plurality of magnetic particles contain one of Fe, Ni and Co. - Clause 8.
- The circuit component according to any one of
clauses 1 to 7, wherein the resin composite body has a relative magnetic permeability of 10 or greater. - Clause 9.
- The circuit component according to any one of
clauses 1 to 8, wherein the conductor forms an inductor. - Clause 10.
- The circuit component according to clause 9, wherein the inductor has a self-inductance of 10 nH or greater.
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Clause 11. - The circuit component according to any one of
clauses 1 to 10, wherein the conductor includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a conducting portion, -
- the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer face each other with the resin composite body interposed therebetween, and
- the conducting portion connects the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer to each other.
- Clause 12.
- The circuit component according to
clause 11, wherein the first conductor layer is divided into a plurality of first conductor areas, -
- the second conductor layer is divided into a plurality of second conductor areas,
- the conducting portion includes a plurality of vias each of which electrically connects one of the plurality of first conductor areas and one of the plurality of second conductor areas, and
- each of the plurality of vias is formed at a portion where one of the plurality of first conductor areas and one of the plurality of second conductor areas overlap with each other as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer.
- Clause 13.
- A semiconductor device comprising:
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- a circuit component as set forth in any one of
clauses 1 to 12; and - a transistor electrically connected to the circuit component.
- a circuit component as set forth in any one of
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Clause 14. - The semiconductor device according to clause 13, further comprising a sealing member made of a resin,
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- wherein the sealing member covers the circuit component and the transistor.
- Clause 15.
- The semiconductor device according to
clause 13 or 14, wherein the transistor is one of a MOSFET, an IGBT, or a HEMT. - Clause 16.
- The semiconductor device according to any one of clauses 13 to 15, wherein a material of the transistor includes one of SiC, Si, or GaN.
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REFERENCE NUMERALS A1, A2: Circuit component 1: Support substrate 2: Resin composite body 20: Resin material 21: Magnetic particles 22: First particles 221: First core 222: Insulating coating film 23: Second particles 231: Second core 232: Insulating coating film 3: Conductor 31: First conductor layer 311: First conductor portion 32: Second conductor layer 321: Second conductor portion 33: Conducting portion 331: Vias 331a: Inner vias 331b: Outer vias 34: Connecting portion 35: Terminals 5: Resin member B1: Semiconductor device C: Capacitor Tr: Transistor 91: Circuit board 92: Sealing member 911: Electrode
Claims (16)
1. A circuit component comprising:
a resin composite body including a resin material containing a plurality of magnetic particles; and
a conductor formed on a surface of the resin composite body,
wherein the plurality of magnetic particles are dispersed in the resin material.
2. The circuit component according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnetic particles include a first particle that is insulating.
3. The circuit component according to claim 2 , wherein the first particle includes a first core made of metallic magnetic powder and an insulating coating film covering an entire surface of the first core.
4. The circuit component according to claim 3 , wherein the insulating coating film is made of an oxide of the first core.
5. The circuit component according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of magnetic particles further include a second particle that is in contact with the conductor,
the second particle includes a second core made of metallic magnetic powder having a same composition as the metallic magnetic powder of the first core, and
the second particle has a surface at least a part of which is formed by the second core.
6. The circuit component according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the conductor includes Cu.
7. The circuit component according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnetic particles contain one of Fe, Ni and Co.
8. The circuit component according to claim 1 , wherein the resin composite body has a relative magnetic permeability of 10 or greater.
9. The circuit component according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor forms an inductor.
10. The circuit component according to claim 9 , wherein the inductor has a self-inductance of 10 nH or greater.
11. The circuit component according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a conducting portion,
the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer face each other with the resin composite body interposed therebetween, and
the conducting portion connects the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer to each other.
12. The circuit component according to claim 11 , wherein the first conductor layer is divided into a plurality of first conductor areas,
the second conductor layer is divided into a plurality of second conductor areas,
the conducting portion includes a plurality of vias each of which electrically connects one of the plurality of first conductor areas and one of the plurality of second conductor areas, and
each of the plurality of vias is formed at a portion where one of the plurality of first conductor areas and one of the plurality of second conductor areas overlap with each other as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer.
13. A semiconductor device comprising:
a circuit component as set forth in claim 1 ; and
a transistor electrically connected to the circuit component.
14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , further comprising a sealing member made of a resin,
wherein the sealing member covers the circuit component and the transistor.
15. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the transistor is one of a MOSFET, an IGBT, or a HEMT.
16. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein a material of the transistor includes one of SiC, Si, or GaN.
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